Parts of the Stage
The auditorium, or the area where the audience sits
What is the House?
A general location on a map for example: New York
What is Geographical Locale?
An indoor performance space with plain black walls and a level floor with flexible seating
What is a Black Box?
to train and teach students in a safe environment.
What is Educational?
The Artform
What is Theat(re)
The acting area of the stage that extends beyond the proscenium
What is the Apron?
When the play was composed & produced
What is Time of Composition?
A performance space in which the audience views the action as if through a picture frame represented by an Arch.
What is a Proscenium?
a local, volunteer driven performing arts organization where amateur actors and crew create theatrical productions for cultural enrichment, focusing on artistic expression and community rather than profit.
What is Community?
The Physical Building
What is Theat(er)?
A hidden path behind or around the stage
What is the Crossover?
The specific time period of the show. Example: November 3rd at 11:00PM
What is Dramatic Time?
A performance space in which the audience sits all around the stage- 360 degrees.
What is a Round?
Professional non NYC based theater companies with permanent staff and seasons, or programs where artists get time, space, and support to develop work.
What is Residence?
a theatrical work with dialogue and characters meant for performance
What is a Play?
The stage direction away from the audience
What is Upstage?
What props/ set dressing is present in the location.
What is Specific Locale?
A theatrical stage where the audience sits on two opposite sides of a long narrow stage facing each other.
What is a Alley?
a for-profit branch of live performance, primarily on generating revenue and profit for investors through ticket sales
What is Commercial?
a theatrical performance containing underscoring of music throughout the duration of the performance.
What is an opera?
The stage direction closer to the audience
What is Downstage?
BONUS QUESTION OF THE DAY: Name all of the types of Given Circumstances
Time, Place, Family, Friendships, Occupational Groups, Status Groups, Social Standards, Economics, Intellect & Culture, Spirituality
A combination of the proscenium and the arena stages where the stage extends into the audience.
What is a Thrust Stage?
BONUS QUESTION OF THE DAY: What is the difference between a prop and set dressing?
Prop: an object the actor uses on stage meant to drive the narrative of the story
Set Dressing: Background decorations that help set the scene of the story.
A type of production that contains music, songs, dialogue, and dance.
What is a musical?